Less is More
The foundation of healing isn't a supplement, a morning routine, or a therapist. It's space.
I want to talk about something that sounds simple but is actually radical in the world we're living in right now.
Less is more. Space is freedom. Take away to gain.
That's it. That's the framework. And if you can actually live inside of it — not just intellectually understand it — everything changes.
We Are the Most Overstimulated Humans in History
Let's just say it out loud. We have never, in the history of humanity, been this bombarded with information. Social media. Notifications. News cycles. TV. Podcasts. (Yes, even this one.) The constant noise is unprecedented — and we are not taking it seriously enough.
Because here's what all that consumption is actually doing: it's pulling you further and further away from yourself.
The more you look outside, the less you look within. And healing — real healing — requires you to look within.
This isn't about demonizing your phone or going off the grid. It's about personal responsibility. It's about asking yourself: what am I consuming, why am I consuming it, and what am I avoiding by consuming it?
How You Spend Your Money Tells You Everything
I want to talk about spending — because the way we spend money is a direct reflection of our energy.
I'll be vulnerable here. When I was working at Starbucks making good money for the first time, I was making trips to the outlets every weekend. Buying workwear. Buying clothes. Buying things that made me feel successful and polished on the outside. And I loved it — I still love fashion, that's real. But there's a line between intentional purchasing and addiction. And I crossed it.
The more I consumed, the cheaper I became. Not just financially — energetically.
Jay-Z said it best: if you can't afford to buy three of something, don't buy one. That's the standard. That's the energy.
Be mindful of what you're bringing into your home, your closet, your space. Because every single thing you own takes up room — not just physical room, but mental and energetic room too.
Clutter is a Lie You're Telling Yourself
When I moved to the city for grad school, I subscribed to every real estate publication I could find. Getting Real Estate Weekly. Cranes. The Real Deal. They piled up in my apartment — unread, organized into stacks of who I thought I was supposed to be.
I couldn't even bring myself to read them. Because deep down, I wasn't that person. I was just performing her.
That pile of magazines was taking up space in my apartment and in my identity. The moment I canceled the subscriptions and threw them out, something shifted.
That's what clutter does. It holds you hostage to a version of yourself that isn't real. Your desk, your closet, your bathroom counter — all of it is a mirror. Look at what you're keeping and ask yourself: does this reflect who I actually am, or who I think I should be?
Space is Where You Find Yourself
There was a period in my healing where all I wanted was an empty space and time to write in my Desire Map planner. Just thirty minutes. Just me and the page.
And I couldn't get it. I'd steal half an hour at the corner of my desk and then feel guilty for not working.
That's how starved we are for space. And that starvation is costing us everything — our clarity, our creativity, our ability to know what we actually want.
When you create space — physical space, mental space, energetic space — you start to hear yourself again. You start to know things. You start to have things to write in the journal you've been staring at blankly for years.
Space isn't laziness. Space is where healing lives.
The Work
Here's what I want you to actually do:
Audit your phone. How much are you consuming versus listening to yourself?
Look at your spending. Is it intentional or is it avoidance?
Declutter one space. One drawer. One shelf. One corner of your desk.
Create one pocket of space this week. Even fifteen minutes. No phone. No input. Just you.
These aren't glamorous tools. They're not going to go viral. But they are the foundation. And without the foundation, nothing else holds.
Less is more. Space is freedom. Take away to gain.
Start there.
Lindsay Trimarchi Richter is a life coach, speaker, and host of the How to Heal Podcast. She works with high-achieving women ready to stop performing and start living.